Tongue-support.



Ds, LIEPY. TONGUBSUPPORT. PPLIGATIOE FILED MAY 22, 190s.

Patented Nov. 1?; 1908.

nuenfoz 'llongiie-Suppnrt. ot wliica the DAV'D 'lPPY, OF MANS'FIELDnOHIO, ASSIGNOR lO WILLIAM W' PECHT, OF MANSFI'LD OHIO.

TONGUE-SUPPORT.

Specication of .Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 190 8.

appunti@ ined naye', 1908.' .S'eriai in. 434,284

1" o all whom it muy concern: y'

Be it known that l, Divin Lirii, a citi ien of the United States, residing at stansli ld, in the countyplc lichland and State (Ehio, have invented a new and us t'ul following; is a specilieation.

My invention particularl)Y relates to Isupports for the he; f v tongues on liiiidci.s, disl\' harrows, inowers and other `agricultural implements and in fact to supports for the tongues or' any implements or vehicles which lo'ear heavily upon the necks ot' the horses or are ditiicult for `them to control; and the objects of inj; improvement are, first.y to relieve the hors necks- Jfrom strain and eliating; second, to steady the implementor vel icle upon which niy improvement is used and cause Vit to run lighter; third, to relieve the implement; or vehicle from unnecessary and .severe strains and jarring7 thus reducing` wear; fourth, to provide a. tongue support which will be adjustable to the varying heights or" tongues on the ditterentimplenients or vehicles upon which it may be used. l attain 'these olijets hy, the device illustrated in the acceinpanying drawing, in Which- .Figure l :is a iuirspeetive view o'l' my tongue support priiperljv attached to p the tongue an aericnltiiral implement. Fig. 2 a perspective view of a portion ol the wheel arnis. 'the lower ends oi the saine beingv broken away. t) is a perspective view of the coil spr'. p view ot the sw-'ivel plate. swivei block7 springl pin7 springy luiusing' and retainiiig' plate.l all of the saine bei separated slightly .troni each other, lout in appropriate positions to illustrate the methodott assembling. l? o a4 longitudinal section of the tongue` swivel piate,4 swivel lilock and various parts immediately connected thereto.

Throughout the several views, similar nun'ierals refer to .similar parts.

The numeral l indicates the tongue to Awhich is attached `the .vhitiletree shown in- Around the 'top and two sides dotted lines.

of the tongue and preferably in iront oiE the wliitletree are thehands Si, i2, which are provided at their ends with rounded havino` screw threads thereon.

portions the swivel At appropriate pinces to rccciv'c the rounded Fig. al is a perspcctiveA means ot nuts (3 upon the threads on the.

rounded portions. Attached to the. center 4ol the swivel plate and. extending downward at right angles to the plane thercotl is the pin T h v means ot which a swivel or pivotal attiu-,hinent is accomplished. The pin T is provided at its lower end with the holeS for the purpose hereinafter explained.

The swivel block S) is provided with the 'integral portion 10, the upper surface of which is plain and circular in forni and extends from the inain portion of the block 9 to provide a'praetieal bearing for the. swivel block against the swivel plate. rlI`hrou{ g'h the top and bottoni of the swivel block-are arranged the holes 1112 for the reception oi the pin 7 and horizontally through the block are arranged the holes 13 for the purpose hereinafter described. At the forward end of the 'block t) is arranged a groove 14 provided with a rounded bearing surface at its inwardk liniit. The spring' housing 15 is composed of a vertical portion having the vertical slots 1li and the upper and lower tlanges 17 and 1S provided with holes 19 and 20 for the reception et' the spring pin Q1. The retaining plate 22 is provided with holes, io engage the bolts passing horizontally thi-(nigh the swivel block and is for the i` purpose hereinafter set forth.

The wheel 23 is intended for travel upon the ground and is provided with a substantial hub and bushing of any well known and practical kind. The sand washers 24 are provided with .slight circular difipressions' upon their inner tacos to torni cups with edges projecting slig'litl)v over the ends of the hub to prevent the entrance of dirt and sand. The bolt 25 extends through the sand washers and huh .and providesl the proper attachment or connection i'or the various parts. The upper portion o'tl cach sand washer is extended into the short ai'in 2G which is drilled longitudinall)T 'for the reception ot' the end oi' the wheel arni Q7. The whccl arins are niade of steel or other suitable material for strength and resiliency and thc. lower ends ina'v be fastened within the holes drilled in the short aiins 2li in any convenient. and well known manner. .\t the upper ends tliewheel arins forni the integral transverse connection QS, which is designed vthe pin fastened as by a to enter the groove 14, in the swivel block. The spring yoke 29 is provided for the purpose of strengthening the wheel arms, holding them in spaced relation and providing a bearing for the' lower end of the coil compression spring 30.

In the assembling of the Atongue support the swivel 4plate is attached to the tongue as before described. The wheel and its immediately adjacent parts being' properly connected to the wheel arms as before described; the connecting portion 28 of the wheel arms is located within the' slot 14. The spring' housing l5 and the retaining plate 22 are then properly located and bolts 3l are extended through the slots 16, the horizontal. holes in the swivel block and the holes in the plate 22 and the bolts drawn up so as to clamp the housing, block and plate vto, ,ret her as shown `in Figs. l and 5. The spring 30 is then located between the spring yoke 29 and the upper flange V17 of the spring housing and the pin 2l arranged through the hole 1 9, the spring 30, the hole 32 in the spring yoke and the hole 20 in the lower flange 18 of the springhousing, and cotter 33. The swivel* block is then located with the pin. '7 extending through the holesll and l2 therein, and a washer t'and Cotter 35 rovided, said cottr extending through the hole 8. f

It will be apparent that the tongue support will be Aswiveled about thel pinI 7, and that in turning corners the wheel 23 will travel in its appropriate circle by reason of the pivotal adjustment. The weight of the tongue will rest upon the wheel and the spring 30 will vaccommodate unevenness in the groundv and the consequent jars, which would be transmitted to the tongue if the said spring were not employed. lFor the purpose of adjusting the device to the varying heights of tongues on the different implements uponwhich the tongue support may be used, the bolts 3l may be loosened and the spring housingmoved up or down with reference 'to the swivel block, said adjustment being permitted by reason of the .slots Alt'and fixed adjustment bei-ng permitted by tightening the bolts 3l. In Fig. 5 the extreme lower adjustment is shown and it will be 'readily apparent that a considerable of various tongues may variation in' heights this simple be accommodated by means of a rrangement. l

Having ful-ly described Amy invention what I, claim asvnew and desire to secure by Let- 'ters Patent, ish` l." he herein described. tongue support,

-corr'iprising a swivel plate att-ached to a tongue, a swivel block pivotally attached to said swivel plate, wheel arms, said wheell arms pivotally 'connectedto the forwardv end of the swivel block by means of an integral transverse connection between said a'rms7 a iretainiiigmblate and a spring' housing attacliedI tosaid swivel block, the said housing adapted for vertical adjustment, a wheel rotatably mounted between the ends of said wheel arms', a spring yoke arranged between said arms and attached thereto, and a spring located between the spring housing' and the spring yoke, substantially `as and for the purpose specified.

L. .lu a tonguesupport, a tongue, a swivel. plate attached to said tongue, a swivel block pivotally connected to 'said swivel plate, wheel arms, a wheel mounted between said wheel arms at their` rearends, said wheel arms pivotally attached at their forwardA ends to said swivel block, a spring connection between'said swivel block and said ,wheel arms at a point intermediate the pivotal connectionof said arms and said# wheel, and means for adjusting the attachment of said spring to said swivel block and for'holding said attachment in lixed adjustment, substantially'as and for-the purpose specied.

3. ln a tongue support, a tongue, a pivotally connected swivel block, wheel arms, a wheel mounted between said wheel arms at their rear ends, said wheel arms-pivotally attached at their forward ends to said swivel block, a spring connection between said swivel block and said wheel arms at apoint intermediate the pivotal connection of said farms and said wheel, and means for adjust- `ingthe attachinent of said spring to said swivel block and' for Iholding said attachment/ in fixed adjus and for the purpose specified.

4. lin a tongue. support of the class described, a tongue, a swivel plate attached to the' underside of said tongue, a swivel block pivotally connected to said plate, wheel arms having a transverse integral connection at their forward end, a wheel rotatably mounted between said arms at the other end thereofysaid arms pivotally connected at their forward end to said swivel block, a. spring housing having an upper Harige said housing attached to said swivel block, a spring' yoke extending between said wheel' arms inter- 'mediate the pivotal connection of said arms and said wheel and a spring located between Isaid upper flange and said spring yoke, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified. 5. 'In a tongue support of the'class described. a tongue, a swivel plate attached to the underside of said tongue, ya swivel block pi votally connected to said plate, wheel arms, a wheel rotatably mounted between lsaid arms at the rear end thereof, said arms pivat their forward ends to said'swivel block, a spring housing having an upper flange, said housing adjustably attached to said swivel block. a spring yoke extending between said wheel arms intermediate the pivotal connection of said arms otally connected tment,. substantially as llt) and said wheel, a spring; located bel Ween `said upper lange and said spring yoke, and means for holding Said Springv housing in tlxed adjustment upon Said swivel block, Substantially asp-and 'for the purpose spoeilied.

6. In a tongue support of the Class described, the con'ibination of a tongue, a swivel plate attached to Said tongue, a Swivel block pivotallyv connected. to said Swivel plate the `Said Swivel blo'ek having; in its forwardy end ably attached to the opposite end of said Swivel block, wheel arms having attached thereto `and washers` :L wheel mounted b1- tween said sand washers, Said wheel arnis having au integral traneverse Connection at l a transverse groove, a spring houeilng ad)- ustl l their forward end Said trinisvese connection located in said groove, a Spring yoke arranged between said'wheel arms and attached thereto at therear of said swivel block, a spring connection between Said Spring;` housing` and spring `voke and means Jfor holding Said spring housing in fixed adjustment upon Said Swivel block` Substantially as and Yfor the purpose specilied.

ln testimony thaty l claim the above, l have hereunto subscribed my naine in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID LlPPY.

lit-,nesses (l. lV, BAUL, G. W. S'm'rnnu. 

